Level Up: Student Resilience Stories

Level Up: Student Resilience Stories: Wellness and Psychological ServicesWellness and Psychological Services (WPS) promotes exceptional student experiences by providing accessible, professional services that optimize wellness and respect for the dignity and value of all people. Our multidisciplinary team champions inclusion, innovation, accountability, and collaboration.WPS provides counselling and case management services for students, and consultation and information for faculty and staff. Our goal is to help students enhance their learning experiences and gain the skills and confidence to reach their personal, academic, and career potentials.WPS is seeking one student to engage in a project that involves compiling stories of students' experiences. The expected outcome is the creation of a webpage that includes stories of students overcoming challenges within the university environmentThis project includes:Interviewing 3-5 students from diverse academic backgrounds regarding a student related challenge (failing a class; work-life balance; finding motivation; experiencing test anxiety; meeting peers) and how they overcame this challengeCompiling and summarizing the stories (each story should be approximately 250-500 words)Researching coping strategies that may be used by others in similar situationsQualifications:Experience and familiarity with website maintenance (i.e., Google suite)Experience and familiarity with various social media platformsHas skills in creative writing and ability to engage an online audience

Level UP: Recorded Webinars and Social Media Literacy Project

Positions available: 1-2 students (estimated 160 hour project). Individuals or teams of 2 are encouraged to apply.Wellness and Psychological Services is seeking 1-2 students to engage in a project that involves creating and recording webinars on various mental health topics (e.g., sleep, goal-setting). This position also involves conducting and synthesizing evidence-based research to create materials that teach students how to critically evaluate social media content on mental health.These projects entail, but are not limited to:1) Recorded WebinarsSynthesizing content on mental health into powerpoint presentationsAudio-recording webinars using screen-cast-o-maticCreating engaging content to stimulate interest from university student audience2) Social Media LiteracyCompleting research on how to critically evaluate social mediaCreating deliverables such as: handouts, list of tips, social media posts on how to critically evaluate social mediaDesigning engaging content for a university student audience